Noah Centineo, Sonic, Mayor Pete, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Stacey Abrams, Erik Prince, Al Sharpton, Paul Rudd: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
VENEZUELA<\/strong>. Coup underway. Live updates from CNN<\/a>\u2026live<\/a> updates from The Guardian<\/em><\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operaci\u00f3n Libertad. The U.S. Government fully supports the Venezuelan people in their quest for freedom and democracy. Democracy cannot be defeated. #EstamosUnidosVE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n POLLS<\/strong>. Biden up 24 points over Bernie in CNN poll<\/a>: \u201c\u2026and roughly 30 points ahead of the next strongest candidate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (8%). Warren ranks about evenly with South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (7%), former Texas Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke (6%) and Sen. Kamala Harris of California (5%), who round out the list of those earning 5% or more in the poll.\u201d<\/p>\n CLIMATE CHANGE<\/strong>. Beto O\u2019Rourke releases $5 trillion proposal<\/a>. \u201cThe plan, which calls<\/a> for net-zero emissions by 2050, would recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement and restore Obama-era power plant regulations and fuel standards, two points that every Democratic presidential candidate supports.\u201d<\/p>\n ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE<\/strong>. Biden features gay<\/a> couple<\/a> in new ad (at 2:55).<\/p>\n MY DAYS OF MERCY<\/strong>. Kate Mara and Ellen Page hit it off in new drama<\/a>.<\/p>\n STACEY ABRAMS<\/strong>. Georgia Democrat says she\u2019s not running for Senate but leaves door open to presidential race<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been deeply honored by so many fellow Georgians asking me to serve. But my responsibility is not simply to run because the job is available. I need to run because I want to do the job.\u201d<\/p>\n I am grateful for all the encouragement I received to run for U.S. Senate, and I\u2019m committed to doing everything I can to help elect a Democrat to that seat next year. #gapol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5o14BqgqwO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n NEW HIRE<\/strong>. Trump campaign hires Donald Jr\u2019s girlfriend and former FOX News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as senior adviser<\/a>. \u2018Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. were recently spotted\u00a0searching for a mansion in the Hamptons<\/a> \u2014 complete with a gun room for Don\u2019s cherished firearms.\u2019<\/p>\n JERSEY SHORE<\/strong>. Vinny Guadagnino strips down for Chippendales<\/a>.<\/p>\n PAYMENT PLAN<\/strong>. Trump wants to charge migrants fleeing violence a fee to seek asylum in the U.S.<\/a>: \u2018The memorandum does not describe how courts are to speed up hearing asylum applications to meet the tight time limit demanded, with\u00a0courts facing a backlog of 800,000 pending immigration cases<\/a>. The measure is likely to face legal opposition from refugee rights groups, with the US a signatory to the 1951 UN convention<\/a>guaranteeing refugees \u201cfree access to courts of law\u201d in territory where they seek to claim asylum.\u2019<\/p>\n ERIK PRINCE<\/strong>. House Intelligence Committee to make criminal referral of Blackwater billionaire and brother of Betsy DeVos<\/a>. \u201cThe evidence is so weighty that the Justice Department needs to consider this.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Schiff: “There is very strong evidence that [Erik Prince] willingly misled the committee and made false statements to the committee and later today we’ll be making a criminal referral to the Justice Department.” pic.twitter.com\/FbZptiUodM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n TAXES<\/strong>. Mayor Pete releases 10 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n IN HARLEM<\/strong>. Buttigieg meets with Al Sharpton<\/a>: \u201cI thought he was very much authentic,\u201d civil rights leader and MSNBC host Sharpton told reporters. \u201cHe seemed firm in who he was and what he represented.\u201d<\/p>\n AN AHA MOMENT<\/strong>. Mayor Pete\u2019s transformation from data geek to leader with heart<\/a>. \u201cNBC News interviewed Buttigieg and more than 40 South Bend politicians, activists, law enforcement officials, real estate developers, voters, businessmen, clergy, community leaders and academics to better understand the evolution of the candidate who has shaken up the presidential race unlike any other.\u201d<\/p>\n MAYOR PETE\u2019S FOUNDATION<\/strong>: Gay donors<\/a>.<\/p>\n CHASTEN<\/strong>. Mayor Pete\u2019s secret weapon?<\/a> \u2018No other Democratic contender has seen their partner or spouse play such a visible part in the campaign \u2026 But strategists say that having Chasten Buttigieg play such a big role brings youth and authenticity to his husband\u2019s campaign, providing an advantage in a Democratic party where some are hungering for a fresh alternative to former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the two septuagenarians currently leading in the Democratic primary polls.\u2019<\/p>\n SETH ROGEN<\/strong>. \u201cI smoke weed all day every day of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n MULTILINGUAL<\/strong>. Chris Evans says he can speak fluent bro, but he\u2019s not one<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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